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A large study from the University of Colorado found heavy cannabis use is linked to reduced brain activity. Lead researcher Joshua Gowin and neurosurgeon Paul Saphier discuss the impact on health.
Additionally, scientists discovered that participants who were heavy cannabis users also had reduced brain activity in certain areas of the brain, including the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex ...
In what the university calls the largest study of its kind, researchers used brain imaging technology to explore the effects of recent and lifetime cannabis use on brain function among more than ...
In 2019, the US gained a total of 1.7 billion dollars in tax revenue due to the legalization of marijuana. In 2021, that number more than doubled to 3.7 billion dollars. [14] The increase in tax revenue being a driving factor in the legalization of marijuana is similar to the effects of the repeal of prohibition.
Although the majority of research has concentrated on the adverse effects of alcohol, there is now evidence that prenatal exposure to cannabis has serious effects on the developing brain and is associated with "deficits in language, attention, areas of cognitive performance, and delinquent behavior in adolescence". [94]
A dried cannabis flower. The short-term effects of cannabis are caused by many chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, including 113 [clarification needed] different cannabinoids, such as tetrahydrocannabinol, and 120 terpenes, [1] which allow its drug to have various psychological and physiological effects on the human body.
“Much is known about the effects of recreational drugs on the mature adult brain, but there has been no serious investigation of the risks of marijuana use in younger users.”
New research shows that heavy lifetime use of cannabis — more than 1,000 times — is associated with reduced activity in areas of the brain involved in working memory. The study adds to ...